Job Word Meaning

mid 16th century (in job (sense 2 of the noun)): of unknown origin

a paid position of regular employment

position of employment

• the scheme could create 200 jobs
• a part-time job

a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid

piece of paid work

• she wants to be left alone to get on with the job

a thing of a specified kind

thing of specified nature

• the oven is one of those fancy-pants jobs with a convection fan

do casual or occasional work

do casual work

• he left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

buy and sell (stocks) as a broker-dealer, especially on a small scale

buy and sell stocks as broker-dealer

• his game plan is to buy in then job the shares on at a profit

cheat; betray

cheat

• he was jobbed by the Justice Department

turn a public office or a position of trust to private advantage

turn duty etc. to private advantage

• if left unfettered he would job